500

I can’t really believe it; I have reach my 500th post on this blog. Who could have known when I started it all with my first post published in September 2009 that I would be able to keep going for so long? Back then, I was only trying it out more or less for fun.

Now, more than seven years later, it’s still for fun, but at the same time much more serious. This time around, I have quite a huge amount of followers and readers who make my blog more than just my place to ramble along with whatever comes to mind. You are all helping in making this into an arena for inspiring discussions about the many facets of creativity.

Without you, this blog wouldn’t have been what it is today. That along with the shear numbers of followers is committing. It’s like an implicit promise with all of you, definitely raises the stakes for me. As I said, I can’t stray off in just any direction or write just anything that comes to my mind.

What more appropriate, then, when this little anniversary came up, that I have already announced changes and new ideas for the blog. I have to admit I didn’t think about the concurrence when I first started pondering about further developing my blog. It just happened to be so. I am still in the process of developing my various ideas, but slowly throughout the year, you will start to notice the differences. Part of being creative is not standing still, no? Like the American author and politician Bruce Barton said: «When you are through changing, you are through.»

In the mean time, I would like to give something back to my readers. Over the years, I have taught the online workshop «Finding Your Photographic Voice». Later this year I will start up another round, but since this is an anniversary post I already now want to give one of you, my readers, a change to attend it for free. Just send me an email, stating your name and why you would like to attend the online workshop. By the end of the month I will draw one winner who will get to participate for free. The value of the workshop is 320 US dollars. The workshop will kick off from May 22nd and continue over the next eight weeks. For more information about the workshop, look up the website of Blue Hour Photo Workshop for last years announcement of «Finding Your Photographic Voice».

Talking about workshops, just before the online workshop kicks off, I will teach another photo workshop in Cuba. I will get back with more information about it a little later, but already now it’s more than half full with signed up participants. So if you have any interest, don’t think to long. Take a look at the information about the workshop «Cuba in Essence» on Blue Hour Photo Workshops.

To end this little anniversary post, I want to thank all of you for contributing to making this blog what it is. Hopefully I will see you around for the next 500 posts…

Facts about the photo: The photo was taken with a Canon EOS-1D Mark II and a 16-35 mm lens set at 21 mm. Shutter speed: 1/125 of a second. Aperture: f/16. The photo was processed in Photoshop and Nik Color Efex with the filter Bleach Bypass.